System and method for scanning and processing printed media
OwnerJohn Eric Churillainventor
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Abstract
A mobile scanner is disclosed and may include a frame. A front axle and a rear axle may be attached to the frame. The front axle may include a first tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon and a second tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon. Further, the rear axle may include a first tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon and a second tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon. Moreover, a cab may be mounted on the frame and a body may be mounted on the frame adjacent to the cab. A volumetric document scanner may be disposed within the body. The volumetric document scanner may be configured to use x-ray computed tomography in order to scan documents and create a three-dimensional data set representing the documents.
Claims18
A mobile scanner, comprising:
- a frame;
- a front axle attached to the frame, wherein the front axle includes a first tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon and a second tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon;
- a rear axle attached to the frame, wherein the rear axle includes a first tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon and a second tire/wheel assembly mounted thereon;
- a cab mounted on the frame;
- a body mounted on the frame adjacent to the cab;
- a volumetric document scanner disposed within the body, wherein the volumetric document scanner is configured to use x-ray computed tomography in order to scan documents and create a three-dimensional data set representing the documents and wherein the volumetric document scanner includes an interior scanning cavity configured to receive documents;
- and
- a first external access door on a first side of the body of the mobile scanner;
- a second external access door on a second side of the body of the mobile scanner, wherein the first external access door and the second external access door provide access to the interior scanning cavity of the volumetric document scanner;
- a first conveyor belt portion within the first external access door;
- a second conveyor belt portion within the second external access door;
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- a third conveyor belt portion disposed between the first conveyor belt portion and the second conveyor belt portion.
A method of scanning documents, the method comprising:
- moving a mobile scanner to a location associated with one or more documents;
- opening a first access door and a second access door, wherein the first access door and the second access door provide access to an interior scanning cavity within the mobile scanner;
- placing the one or more documents on a conveyor system that extends between the first access door and the second access through the interior scanning cavity of the mobile scanner;
- moving the one or more documents along the conveyor system and into the interior scanning cavity of the mobile scanner;
- scanning the one or more documents in the mobile scanner using x-ray computed tomography in order to create scan data associated with the one or more documents.
A method of scanning documents, the method comprising:
- moving a mobile scanner to a location associated with one or more documents;
- opening a first access door and a second access door, wherein the first access door and the second access door provide access to an interior scanning cavity within the mobile scanner;
- moving the one or more documents through the first access door or the second access door into the interior scanning cavity along a conveyor system that extends between the first access door and the second access through the interior scanning cavity;
- scanning the one or more documents in the mobile scanner using x-ray computed tomography in order to create scan data associated with the one or more documents;
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- processing the scan data at the location to create an electronic representation of the one or more documents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.